Santiago de Compostela – León

About twenty minutes after his departure from Santiago de Compostela, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The aircraft went out of control and crashed on a mountain located near Monterroso. All four crew members were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Santiago de Compostela – León

Aircraft

Casa 352

Registration

T.2-93

Date

May 9, 1951 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Monterroso Galicia

Region

Europe • Spain

Coordinates

42.7919°, -7.8358°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On May 9, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Santiago de Compostela – León experienced a crash involving Casa 352, operated by Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire, with the event recorded near Monterroso Galicia.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. About twenty minutes after his departure from Santiago de Compostela, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The aircraft went out of control and crashed on a mountain located near Monterroso. All four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration T.2-93.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.7919°, -7.8358°.

Fatalities

Total

4

Crew

4

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

About twenty minutes after his departure from Santiago de Compostela, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The aircraft went out of control and crashed on a mountain located near Monterroso. All four crew members were killed.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Santiago de Compostela – León

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Europe • Spain

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Casa 352

Registration

T.2-93